Nerves in Northern Norway: The communication of emotions, illness experiences, and health-seeking behaviors

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 194-207

  Foss, Nina ^a  

^a University Oftroniso

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; CONSUMER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DAY CARE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURE; DAY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NORWAY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0036479669     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973202129119838     Document Type: Article

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